radium jaw

English

Noun

radium jaw (uncountable)

A disease, with necrosis of the jaw and bleeding of the gums, caused by the ingestion of radium and its subsequent absorption into the bones.

Hypernyms

osteonecrosis of the jaw, ONJ (when dealing with just the mouth)
osteochemonecrosis
osteonecrosis
necrosis

See also

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